Chipola College Hosts 2026 Math Olympiad, Recognizes Regional Student Achievement

Chipola College hosted the 2026 Math Olympiad on March 13, welcoming high school students from across the region to compete in a variety of mathematics disciplines. The annual event highlighted students’ problem-solving abilities and academic achievement through both individual and team competitions.

At the conclusion of the event, awards were presented to top-performing students and schools.

Overall Team Winners:
First Place — Chipley High School (Elle Peel, Caden Anderson, Grayson Martin). Second Place — Blountstown High School (Zeb Kimbrel, Jeremy Tew, Saqaaf Ahmed). Third Place — Liberty County High School (CJ Williams, Fenton Reddick, Eva McCoy).

Scholarship Winners:
First Place — Takoda Tousey, Altha Public School. Second Place — Ellie Peddie, Liberty County High School. Third Place — Wenceslao Munoz, Sneads High School. Fourth Place — Zachary Miles, Sneads High School. Fifth Place — Alissa Stant, Altha Public School.

Algebra I — Ciphering Competition:
First Place — Blountstown High School (Zeb Kimbrel, Talen Peacock, Colt Redmon). Second Place — Altha Public School (Anya Hazellief, Kyndall Jacobs, Kara Melvin).

Algebra I — Individual Winners:
First Place — Zeb Kimbrel, Blountstown High School. Second Place — Elle Peel, Chipley High School. Third Place — Talen Peacock, Blountstown High School.

Algebra II — Ciphering Competition:
First Place — Chipley High School (Laurel Cook, Grayson Martin, Kenzlee Nelson). Second Place — Marianna High School (Brooks Bethea, Andrew Law).

Algebra II — Individual Winners:
First Place — Grayson Martin, Chipley High School. Second Place — CJ Williams, Liberty County High School. Third Place — Kenzlee Nelson, Chipley High School.

Geometry — Ciphering Competition:
First Place — Blountstown High School (Jeremy Tew, Jep Daniels, Emma Evans). Second Place — Marianna High School (Aarav Patel, Kwame Owusu, Jackson Basford).

Geometry — Individual Winners:
First Place — Jeremy Tew, Blountstown High School. Second Place — Divine Nuabueze, Poplar Springs High School. Third Place — Jep Daniels, Blountstown High School.

Trigonometry — Individual Winners:
First Place — Takoda Tousey, Altha Public School. Second Place — Alissa Stant, Altha Public School. Third Place — Brooks Bruner, Marianna High School.

Chipola College thanked the participating students, teachers, and schools, along with the faculty and staff who helped organize and support the competition.

A recording of the awards ceremony is available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn2_yTZncBU